Let’s End Emotional Abuse

I didn’t think writing this first post would be as difficult as it has been. I’ve shared my experiences so many times but now I don’t even know where to start. My story is a long one, I was emotionally abused by my mom for my entire life, and am now almost two years no contact. I could start this post explaining the lasting trauma I’m currently dealing with, and how old memories continue to emerge from the void. I could explain what it was like to grow up with a mother who genuinely wanted me to suffer. Or I could start with her story, and how she became who she is. Emotional abuse is a difficult thing to talk about. It’s hard to spot, even harder to define, and many of its characteristics are deemed acceptable by far too many people. Growing up with an abusive parent I thought it was all my fault, being consistently told that I was inherently not good. And I don’t mean that I was told I was not good enough, I was told I was not good at all. That’s impossible to put into words when you’re six, and it’s not much easier when you’re in your twenties. 

I created the End Emotional Abuse Network to bring awareness to this kind of abuse, for us as a society to understand this kind of behavior is not ok and for victims to have their experiences validated. Each month will have a new post, with a variety of authors to share their stories and their wisdom. For anyone reading this who has experienced emotional abuse, you are not alone, it is not your fault and emotional abuse is never ok. I never want anyone to feel the way I did, and how I still feel now. This is the first step to ending emotional abuse forever.